softlockup: allow panic on lockup

allow users to configure the softlockup detector to generate a panic
instead of a warning message.

high-availability systems might opt for this strict method (combined
with panic_timeout= boot option/sysctl), instead of generating
softlockup warnings ad infinitum.

also, automated tests work better if the system reboots reliably (into
a safe kernel) in case of a lockup.

The full spectrum of configurability is supported: boot option, sysctl
option and Kconfig option.

it's default-disabled.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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Ingo Molnar 2008-05-12 21:21:04 +02:00 committed by Thomas Gleixner
parent 75d3bce2fc
commit 9c44bc03ff
5 changed files with 62 additions and 2 deletions

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@ -727,6 +727,17 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
},
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP
{
.ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
.procname = "softlockup_panic",
.data = &softlockup_panic,
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
.mode = 0644,
.proc_handler = &proc_doulongvec_minmax,
.strategy = &sysctl_intvec,
.extra1 = &zero,
.extra2 = &one,
},
{
.ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
.procname = "softlockup_thresh",